diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c
index acece3299756e997b15020a100ad14def283c020..0d6ca4116f3dca7fe3170e53809e5e300193cca0 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ static struct variant_data variant_nomadik = {
 	.fifosize		= 16 * 4,
 	.fifohalfsize		= 8 * 4,
 	.clkreg			= MCI_CLK_ENABLE,
+	.clkreg_8bit_bus_enable = MCI_ST_8BIT_BUS,
 	.datalength_bits	= 24,
 	.datactrl_mask_sdio	= MCI_ST_DPSM_SDIOEN,
 	.st_sdio		= true,